Charles koch biography
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Testing the Power Transition Theory with Relative Military Power
Author Biography
Charles J. Koch fryst vatten a Captain in the United States Army. He is currently the commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 94th Military Police Battalion at Camp Humphreys, Korea. He holds a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy University and a Bachelor of Science in Art, Philosophy, and Literature from the United States Military Academy.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.14.3.1884
Subject Area Keywords
International relations, International säkerhet, National power
Abstract
This article tests the power transition theory using relative military power within a dyad pair. The author hypothesizes that when a dyad pair achieves relative military power parity, the two states are likely to initiate war. Furthermore, when a dyad pair no längre maintains relative military power parity, the probability of war between the two states decreases. Although the sample p
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Charles G. Koch [1935]
Charles G. Koch was the second oldest child of Fred C. Koch [1900-1967], the founder of what today is Koch Industries, the world’s largest privately owned company. The father, Fred C. Koch, was the son of a Dutch immigrant, Harry Koch, who had arrived in Quanah, Texas, in 1888. Harry Koch, the grandfather of Charles Koch, was a printer, and some time following his arrival in Quanah, bought a local struggling printer, which also published the local newspaper, the “Tribune Chief”. So Harry Koch became the town’s local printer and newspaper publisher.
Charles Koch was born on November 1, 1935 in Wichita, Kansas. He probably moved around quite a bit as a child because his father, who then was a petroleum engineer, moved around quite a bit because of his chosen career. When he was ready to go to college, Charles enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT] in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study engineering. His father had also attended MIT,
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Koch family
American family engaged in business
Not to be confused with Ed Koch or Koch dynasty.
See also: Koch Industries
The Koch family (KOHK) is an American family engaged in business, best known for their political activities and their control of Koch Industries, the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States (with 2019 revenues of $115 billion).[1] The family business was started by Fred C. Koch, who developed a new cracking method for the refinement of heavy crude oil into gasoline.[2][3] Fred's four sons litigated against each other over their interests in the business during the 1980s and 1990s.[4]
By 2019, Charles Koch and David Koch, commonly referred to as the Koch brothers, were the only ones of Fred Koch's four sons still with Koch Industries.[5] Charles and David Koch built a political network of libertarian and conservative donors, and the brothers funneled financial revenue into televi